A Texas man with a history of violence against women was put to death on the night of Aug. 21 for the rape, murder, and abduction of a college student in 1998.
Larry Swearingen, 48, who claimed innocence, died via lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the December 1998 killing of 19-year-old Melissa Trotter, The Associated Press reported.
